Grand Rapids Opinion headlines

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Editorial: No easy answers when evaluating police and fire services1:47 PM
Rethinking is no easy undertaking but, in this world of shrinking revenues and fast-developing technologies, it is essential.
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Business tax hike idea will have voters getting mixed messaging9:01 AM
Messaging. Every election cycle, both political parties spend a boatload of money on crafting the right words to persuade you to vote for them. And when you boil it all down, the messaging usually takes the form of "us vs. them." With Republicans in firm control of state government, Michigan Democrats have struggled with their messaging. Mark Schauer tried to...
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Letters: Reader endorsements for Grand Rapids mayoral race10:06 AM
MLCV: Bliss for mayor With Mayor George Heartwell's term expiring at the end of this year, Grand Rapids voters have an opportunity to build upon his conservation legacy by electing Rosalynn Bliss mayor. During a candidate forum that we, at the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, hosted with The Grand Rapids Press and Michigan Radio, Bliss stood out as a...
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Auchtoon: Employers, health insurance and the future9:06 AM
MLive editorial cartoonist John Auchter on his cartoon, and the end of medical coverage as we know it: So that's my prediction: Within 30 years the United States will have a national health care system. Now you can debate how it will be paid for; you can debate what will be covered; you can even debate how the status...
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EPA's Clean Power Plan will prosper Michigan renewable industries8:04 AM
Dean Berden is the owner of DB Solar, a solar installation company in Snover, Michigan. By Dean Berden The Environmental Protection Agency is expected soon to issue its final Clean Power Plan rules for existing power plants. The goal is to slash carbon pollution by 30 percent or more nationwide by 2030. As part of this effort, each state is...